BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 6. As a result of the earthquake that hit Türkiye, strong tremors were also felt in Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, and Cyrpus, Trend reports.
Several buildings have been destroyed in the center of the Syrian province of Hama.
The death toll from the earthquake in Syria has reached 99 people. More than 330 people were injured.
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake was recorded in central Türkiye on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. The quake’s epicenter was located 26 km away from the city of Gaziantep with a population of about 1.06 million. The source of the earthquake was 7 km below the surface.
Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said that three more earthquakes with a magnitude of 6.4-6.6 rocked Gaziantep province in south-eastern Türkiye.
The number of people who died in the earthquake in Türkiye has exceeded 76. The number of injured is 440.